Improvement in fountain-pens



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Patented May 5,18'74.

UNITED STATES PATENT EEIGE.

WILLIAM E. TINNEY, or NEw vonk, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN FOUNTAIN-PENS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 150,633, dated AMay 5,1874 application filed April 22, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM E. TINNEY, of New York, in the county of NewYork and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Fountain-Pens; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which willenable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to theletters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

The nature of my invention consists in the con struction of anink-reservoir, with a smoothly-rounded base, upon which it moves, andprovided with a vent and an ink-feeder5 and also with a pen holderattached thereto at such an angle that the point of the pen shall be ashade lower than the base of the reservoir, as will be hereinafter morefully set forth.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure l is a perspective view of myinvention, showing the mode of using the same; and Fig. 2 is alongitudinal vertical section of the same.

A represents my ink-reservoir, made of thin sheet metal, hard rubber, orany other suitable material, and of any dimensions desired. The bottomof this reservoir is made concave on the under side, and the side edgesB B are rounded smoothly, forming the base upon which the reservoirmoves. At the front end of the reservoir near the base is a spout, C,extending forward a suitable distance, and which forms the ink-feeder.At the rear end, on top of the reservoir, is an inlet, a, for theadmission of ink into the reservoir, which inlet is closed by a suitablescrew-plug or screwcap, D; and packing may be introduced under the sameto make it perfectly tight. In front of the inlet a, in the top of thereservoir, is a vent orair-hole, b, in which is inserted a small plug,d. This plug is to be loosened or partially removed when the device isin operation, so as to admit sufficient air to cause the ink to feedproperly; but when the device is not in use this plug is to be insertedperfectly air tight, which will allow of the device being carried in thepocket with perfect safety. In the center of the upper front edge of thereservoir is permanently attached a short pen-holder, G, which is set atsuch an angle that when the pen is properly inserted therein the pointof the pen will be only a shade lower than the base of the reservoir,and the end of the feeder or spout C will be close to the inner concavesurface of the pen at or near the slot therein. This device is to rest011 the paper, and be conveniently grasped by the fingers, and thewriting can be continued Without the slightest intermission until thereservoir becomes empty. The device is simple in construction, cheap,and not liable to get out of order; and it is. handy to be carried aboutwhere needed.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claimV as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, isl The reservoir A, the bottombeing made concave, and the side edges rounded to form a base, uponwhich the reservoir moves, and provided with a pen-holder, Gr, and spoutC, substantially as and for the purpose specified. In testimony that Iclaim the foregoing as my own I aiiix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

WM. E. TINNEY.

Witnesses:

ELDoRUs VAN ALsTINE, J AMEs J. DEAN.

